Office of Disability Accommodation

What We Do

The Office of Disability Accommodation (ODA) at the University of North Texas exists to prevent discrimination on the basis of disability and to help students reach a higher level of independence.

Our caring and professional staff helps students learn more about their disabilities, develop techniques to facilitate individual learning styles, learn how to talk to faculty and staff about your needs and develop strategies to achieve goals.

Apply for ODA Services

New to ODA? Learn more about requesting accommodations that help over 1,000 students a year.

Request Letters for Professors

For registered ODA students, send a request for a reasonable accommodation to your professor.

Make a Complaint 

If you see an access problem on campus, please let us know! Or, do you need to file a grievance for a disability related concern?

Announcing ODA JOBS!

Students with disabilities are more than 40% less likely to have secured employment a year after graduation than their peers without disabilities. The ODA has recently been closely aligned with the UNT Career Center and together we have launched several initiatives to help you beat these statistics! For all the details visit: ODA JOBS Blog.

A Note to UNT Faculty and Online Content Creators, Please Help Make the Digital World at UNT Accessible to All

Technology has enabled students with disabilities to access the educational environment like never before....that is, only if the digital resources are created in an accessible manner. Please watch this short video that describes how to make your digital course content compliant with the law but even more importantly, fully usable by students.

 

Students Served by Disability Category (2016 Fall)  
Psychiatric Disability   250
ADD/ADHD 210
Learning Disability 186
Other Health  117
Visual  38
Deaf/Hard of Hearing 33
Mobility  26
Cognitive/TBI 24

Hours

ODA Office

Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm

Testing Center

Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm
(Tests may be scheduled after 5pm and on weekends with
5 business days advance notice only for non-final exams
and 15 business days notice for finals)
 

Walk-in Hours

Monday to Friday, 3pm to 4pm

Contact US

Office of Disability Accommodation
University of North Texas
1167 Union Circle Sage Hall Suite 167
Denton, TX 76201

ODA Newsletter

 

ODA Accommodations
Examples Include
Reduced Distraction Testing Rooms
Assistive technology
Adaptive furniture
Alternative text conversion
Sign Language Interpreters
Disability related counseling and advising
And many others

ODA Blogs

Support and Social Groups For Students with Disabilities
NEW! Campus groups that enhance awareness of disabilities and/or provide support to students: Speak Out UNT! https://speakout.unt.edu/ is the... read more
ODA JOBS!
Our plan to help students overcome the obstacles to successful employment after graduation involves close coordination with the UNT Career... read more
Self advocacy Proves Tough for Students with Disabilities
In a recent study conducted at Ferris State University, faculty rated how well ADA students were able to request accommodations and work with the... read more
PIRATES Test Taking Strategy
Successful persons have developed a strategy to accomplish each of their goals. This strategy is usually a set of behaviors or thought processes... read more
Keep Good Battery Health for AT Devices
Are you befuddled about batteries and charging your devices? You should be, they aren’t cheap. Lithium-ion batteries are different from older,... read more